2009 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 16 - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sec. 1862n-5 - Board meetings; audits; reports; scholarship eligibility
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 16 - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sec. 1862n-5 - Board meetings; audits; reports; scholarship eligibility |
Contains | section 1862n-5 |
Date | 2009 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | February 1, 2010 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-368, §15, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3058; Pub. L. 110-69, title VII, §7015(a), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 683. |
Statutes at Large References | 116 Stat. 3058 121 Stat. 683 |
Public Law References | Public Law 107-368, Public Law 110-69 |
Congressional Bill Reference | Unknown Value6 110th Congress |
§1862n–5. Board meetings; audits; reports; scholarship eligibility (a) Board meetings (1) Omitted (2) Open meetings
The Board and all of its committees, subcommittees, and task forces (and any other entity consisting of members of the Board and reporting to the Board) shall be subject to section 552b of title 5.
(3) Compliance auditThe Inspector General of the Foundation shall conduct an audit every three years of the compliance by the Board with the requirements described in paragraph (2). The audit shall examine the proposed and actual content of closed meetings and determine whether the closure of the meetings was consistent with section 552b of title 5.
(4) ReportNot later than February 15 of every third year, the Inspector General of the Foundation shall transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate the audit required under paragraph (3) along with recommendations for corrective actions that need to be taken to achieve fuller compliance with the requirements described in paragraph (2), and recommendations on how to ensure public access to the Board's deliberations.
(5) Materials relating to closed portions of meetingsTo facilitate the audit required under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Office of the National Science Board shall maintain the General Counsel's certificate, the presiding officer's statement, and a transcript or recording of any closed meeting, for at least 3 years after such meeting.
(b), (c) Omitted (d) Scholarship eligibilityThe Director shall not exclude part-time students from eligibility for scholarships under the Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship program.
(Pub. L. 107–368, §15, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3058; Pub. L. 110–69, title VII, §7015(a), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 683.)
CodificationSection is comprised of section 15 of Pub. L. 107–368. Subsecs. (a)(1) and (c) of section 15 of Pub. L. 107–368 amended section 1863 of this title, and subsec. (b) of section 15 of Pub. L. 107–368 amended section 1873 of this title.
Section was enacted as part of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments2007—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–69, §7015(a)(1), substituted “an audit every three years” for “an annual audit”.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 110–69, §7015(a)(2), substituted “every third year” for “each year”.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 110–69, §7015(a)(3), added par. (5).
Change of NameCommittee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–368, set out as a note under section 1862n of this title.
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